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US workers' compensation rose moderately in 1st quarter
WASHINGTON - Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose 0.7% in the first three months of the year, a modest gain that matched the previous quarter's increase. The data suggests that growth in workers' ...
Apr 30, 2019
Monday night scores Kamloops Ball Hockey
KAMLOOPS - Ball hockey scores Monday, April 29 Bulldogs 7-1 FlyersThe pesky 'Dogs and netminder Dalton Johnson shutdown Logan Stankoven and pulled away in the 2nd frame. Nick Fidanza with a hattrick.T...
Apr 30, 2019 Image credit: Kamloops Ball Hockey
TV star Zelenskiy officially named new Ukrainian president
KIEV, Ukraine - Election authorities in Ukraine have officially named TV star and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the country's new president. The Central Election Commission on Tuesday presented the ...
Apr 30, 2019
Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid survives stomach bug to help beat the Raptors
TORONTO - Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid didn't mince words when asked about the bout of gastroenteritis he battled before Monday's 94-89 win over the Toronto Raptors. "Man, if you've had ...
Apr 30, 2019
Venezuela's Guaido in video calls for military uprising
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for a military uprising, in a video shot at a Caracas air base showing him surrounded by soldiers and accompanied by detained a...
Apr 30, 2019
4 German skiers die in avalanche in Switzerland
BERLIN - An avalanche in southern Switzerland has killed four German skiers, police said Sunday. Police in the canton (region) of Valais said the group was buried by the avalanche on Friday near the v...
Apr 30, 2019
No Mass for Sri Lanka's Catholics; no veils for Muslim women
AMPARA, Sri Lanka - The effects of Sri Lanka's Easter suicide bombings reverberated across two faiths Sunday, with Catholics shut out of their churches for fear of new attacks, left with only a televi...
Apr 30, 2019
Seattle college says student was among those killed by crane
SEATTLE - A college freshman was among the four people killed when a construction crane fell from a building and crashed onto one of Seattle's busiest streets, the university said Sunday. Sarah Wong, ...
Apr 30, 2019
Socialists win Spain election, far-right emerges as player
MADRID - Spain's governing centre-left Socialists won the country's election Sunday but must seek backing from smaller parties to maintain power, while a far-right party rode an unprecedented surge of...
Apr 30, 2019
Prince Harry's transformation: The kid's all right
LONDON - Princess Diana's little boy - the red-haired prince with the mischievous smile and his mother's wild streak - is about to become a father. The arrival any day now of Prince Harry's and Americ...
Apr 30, 2019
